modernise ayurveda, thoughts on diabetes

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Dear Jagannath

 

This author would like to give another example wherein such attempts

have miserably failed.

 

A German drug giant along with Zandu Pharmaceuticals decided to

develop Parkinson drug using active ingredients of Mucuna Pruriens

plant. During clinical trials it was discovered that the basic plant

gives much better results and causes very few problems (dizziness,

nausea etc) as compared to developed drug. The project was abandoned

and Zandu benifitted by developing 'Bacopa' the original powder mixed

with other powders to reduce the toxicity of Mucuna Pruriens.

This info is already available on net as well as in group archives.

 

Since every ingested drug has to pass through liver, liver needs to

break down heavy molecules into the lighter ones acceptable to our

body. In the process, other ayurveda herbs hormoniously acting

(Yogvahi) help liver to do this job, while active molecules present

alone become a heavy job for liver, causing reduction of hunger,

acidity etc as side effects. Liver alone is a focal point to answer

such questions as why modern hypertension and anti-diabetic drugs

ultimately cause renal failure or under-functioning kidney. Modern

science puts the blame on diabetes rather than drug. However, similar

experience is not available when ayurvedic approach is used to treat

diabetes. Author feels that Diabetes is a disease of Liver rather

than pancreas, pancreas being simply driven by liver. Hence, the

protocol of this author always contains something to treat liver

first.

 

In simple words, to make some raw food contain more Pachak Agni, one

can either bake it, steam it or fry it in oil. But maximum liver

damage occurs by frying. In the same manner, processed herb, though

contains higher portion of active ingredient, becomes a heavy dose

for the body. Body is most happy to process what it can easily

sustain.

 

 

Dr Bhate

 

 

 

ayurveda, Jagannath Chatterjee

<jagchat01> wrote:

The doctors of the like of Raghunath Mashelkar now have taken the

safe route of trying to "modernise" ayurveda. He talks of isolating

the "active ingredients" of herbs and then maybe finding a chemical

equivalent so that allopaths can embrace ayurveda in its folds and

thereby nullify the threat. It should be noted

> that such attempts have already been made and have failed to

deliver the desired results.